Objective. Describe the level of happiness of a group of older adults belonging to the project of solidarity extension of the University of Cordoba “Dancing for my health”. Materials and method. Research of a quantitative nature, the sample consisted of 36 longevity selected for convenience to whom the General Happiness Scale was applied. Results. The predominant gender was female with 91%, the age range ranged from 60-90 years, after a year of belonging to the program all without exception to a greater or lesser degree expressed to feel happy, the highest levels occurred in females, Nevertheless, in contrasting happiness level with having and being, this trend changes 86% showed low levels of happiness, stating that if they had less economic concerns they could be happier. Conclusions. The high perception of happiness evidenced could be related to the fact that the older adults performed for a prolonged period and in a stable physical activity (dance) and participated actively in a program of solidarity extension with educational, welfare and recreational interventions in which Had the opportunity to share frequently with their counterparts, corroborating once again the importance of dance as a main strategy and integrating axis, a fundamental element to increase the socializing capacity, welfare, self care, health and happiness in the elderly; Therefore, it is necessary to reorient and optimize the Public Policies for the health and well-being of the longevity, expanding their opportunities of inclusion to integral health programs.